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Payroll Tax Act 1971
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### sec.13J Amounts taken to be wages
For this Act, the following are taken to be wages paid or payable by the employment agent under an employment agency contract—
an amount paid or payable in relation to the service provider in respect of the provision of services in connection with the contract;
the value of a benefit provided in relation to the provision of services in connection with the contract that would be a fringe benefit if provided to a person in the capacity of an employee;
a payment made in relation to the service provider that would be a superannuation contribution if made in relation to a person in the capacity of an employee.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to an amount, benefit or payment mentioned in the subsection if—
the amount, benefit or payment would be exempt from payroll tax or the mental health levy under division 2 , other than section 14 (2) (j) , (k) or (l) or 14A , if it had been paid or provided by the client in relation to the service provider as an employee; and
the client has given the employment agent a declaration, in the approved form, that subsection (1) does not apply to the amount, benefit or payment.
s 13J ins 2008 No. 16 s 9
amd 2009 No. 19 s 73 ; 2022 No. 30 s 21
(sec.13J-ssec.1) For this Act, the following are taken to be wages paid or payable by the employment agent under an employment agency contract— an amount paid or payable in relation to the service provider in respect of the provision of services in connection with the contract; the value of a benefit provided in relation to the provision of services in connection with the contract that would be a fringe benefit if provided to a person in the capacity of an employee; a payment made in relation to the service provider that would be a superannuation contribution if made in relation to a person in the capacity of an employee.
(sec.13J-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to an amount, benefit or payment mentioned in the subsection if— the amount, benefit or payment would be exempt from payroll tax or the mental health levy under division 2 , other than section 14 (2) (j) , (k) or (l) or 14A , if it had been paid or provided by the client in relation to the service provider as an employee; and the client has given the employment agent a declaration, in the approved form, that subsection (1) does not apply to the amount, benefit or payment.
- (a) an amount paid or payable in relation to the service provider in respect of the provision of services in connection with the contract;
- (b) the value of a benefit provided in relation to the provision of services in connection with the contract that would be a fringe benefit if provided to a person in the capacity of an employee;
- (c) a payment made in relation to the service provider that would be a superannuation contribution if made in relation to a person in the capacity of an employee.
- (a) the amount, benefit or payment would be exempt from payroll tax or the mental health levy under division 2 , other than section 14 (2) (j) , (k) or (l) or 14A , if it had been paid or provided by the client in relation to the service provider as an employee; and
- (b) the client has given the employment agent a declaration, in the approved form, that subsection (1) does not apply to the amount, benefit or payment.